Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman middleweight
The men's Greco-Roman middleweight competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 16 to 19 October at the Komazawa Gymnasium. Nations were limited to one competitor.[1]
Men's Greco-Roman middleweight at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Komazawa Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 16–19 October | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 20 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
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Greco-Roman | |
Fly | men |
Bantam | men |
Feather | men |
Light | men |
Welter | men |
Middle | men |
Light heavy | men |
Heavy | men |
Freestyle | |
Fly | men |
Bantam | men |
Feather | men |
Light | men |
Welter | men |
Middle | men |
Light heavy | men |
Heavy | men |
Competition format
This Greco-Roman wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman and at the 1932 Summer Olympics for freestyle wrestling, as adjusted at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Each bout awarded 4 points. If the victory was by fall, the winner received 0 and the loser 4. If the victory was by decision, the winner received 1 and the loser 3. If the bout was tied, each wrestler received 2 points. A wrestler who accumulated 6 or more points was eliminated. Rounds continued until there were 3 or fewer uneliminated wrestlers. If only 1 wrestler remained, he received the gold medal. If 2 wrestlers remained, point totals were ignored and they faced each other for gold and silver (if they had already wrestled each other, that result was used). If 3 wrestlers remained, point totals were ignored and a round-robin was held among those 3 to determine medals (with previous head-to-head results, if any, counting for this round-robin).[1][2]
Results
Round 1
Andhalkar withdrew after his bout.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Gheorghe Popovici | Tie | Valentin Olenik | ||
Lothar Metz | Decision | Czesław Kwieciński | ||
Stig Persson | Decision | Raymond Schummer | ||
Jiří Kormaník | Fall | Kenjiro Hiraki | ||
Yavuz Selekman | Decision | Istvan Raskovy | ||
Max Kobelt | Fall | Fernando García | ||
Krali Bimbalov | Fall | Lee Gi-yeol | ||
Pentti Punkari | Decision | Julio Graffigna | ||
Branislav Simić | Decision | Géza Hollósi | ||
Wayne Baughman | Decision | Ganpat Andhalkar |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 |
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1 | Krali Bimbalov | 0 | |
1 | Max Kobelt | 0 | |
1 | Jiří Kormaník | 0 | |
4 | Wayne Baughman | 1 | |
4 | Lothar Metz | 1 | |
4 | Stig Persson | 1 | |
4 | Pentti Punkari | 1 | |
4 | Yavuz Selekman | 1 | |
4 | Branislav Simić | 1 | |
10 | Valentin Olenik | 2 | |
10 | Gheorghe Popovici | 2 | |
12 | Julio Graffigna | 3 | |
12 | Géza Hollósi | 3 | |
12 | Czesław Kwieciński | 3 | |
12 | Istvan Raskovy | 3 | |
12 | Raymond Schummer | 3 | |
17 | Kenjiro Hiraki | 4 | |
17 | Fernando García | 4 | |
17 | Lee Gi-yeol | 4 | |
20 | Ganpat Andhalkar | 3* |
Round 2
Five wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 14 to continue on. There was a three-way tie for the lead at 1 point.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Kenjiro Hiraki | Decision | Raymond Schummer | ||
Istvan Raskovy | Fall | Fernando García | ||
Lothar Metz | Decision | Gheorghe Popovici | ||
Krali Bimbalov | Decision | Pentti Punkari | ||
Yavuz Selekman | Decision | Max Kobelt | ||
Valentin Olenik | Decision | Czesław Kwieciński | ||
Géza Hollósi | Fall | Lee Gi-yeol | ||
Branislav Simić | Fall | Julio Graffigna | ||
Stig Persson | Tie | Jiří Kormaník | ||
Wayne Baughman | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | Total |
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1 | Wayne Baughman | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | Krali Bimbalov | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
1 | Branislav Simić | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | Jiří Kormaník | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
4 | Lothar Metz | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
4 | Yavuz Selekman | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
7 | Géza Hollósi | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
7 | Max Kobelt | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
7 | Valentin Olenik | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
7 | Stig Persson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
7 | Istvan Raskovy | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
12 | Pentti Punkari | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
13 | Kenjiro Hiraki | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
13 | Gheorghe Popovici | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
15 | Czesław Kwieciński | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
15 | Raymond Schummer | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
17 | Julio Graffigna | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
18 | Fernando García | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
18 | Lee Gi-yeol | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Round 3
Another 5 wrestlers were eliminated, leaving 9 remaining. Simić had the best score at 2 points.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Valentin Olenik | Decision | Lothar Metz | ||
Stig Persson | Tie | Kenjiro Hiraki | ||
Jiří Kormaník | Decision | Istvan Raskovy | ||
Yavuz Selekman | Tie | Krali Bimbalov | ||
Géza Hollósi | Fall | Max Kobelt | ||
Branislav Simić | Decision | Pentti Punkari | ||
Gheorghe Popovici | Decision | Wayne Baughman |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
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1 | Branislav Simić | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
2 | Krali Bimbalov | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
2 | Géza Hollósi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
2 | Jiří Kormaník | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
5 | Wayne Baughman | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
5 | Valentin Olenik | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
5 | Yavuz Selekman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
8 | Lothar Metz | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
8 | Stig Persson | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
10 | Gheorghe Popovici | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
10 | Istvan Raskovy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
12 | Kenjiro Hiraki | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
12 | Max Kobelt | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
12 | Pentti Punkari | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Round 4
Three wrestlers were eliminated. Simić had a bye and continued to hold the lead at 2 points.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Valentin Olenik | Decision | Wayne Baughman | ||
Lothar Metz | Fall | Stig Persson | ||
Jiří Kormaník | Decision | Yavuz Selekman | ||
Krali Bimbalov | Tie | Géza Hollósi | ||
Branislav Simić | Bye | N/A | N/A |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total |
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1 | Branislav Simić | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
2 | Jiří Kormaník | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
3 | Krali Bimbalov | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
3 | Géza Hollósi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
3 | Lothar Metz | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
3 | Valentin Olenik | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
7 | Wayne Baughman | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
7 | Yavuz Selekman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
9 | Stig Persson | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Round 5
The fifth round eliminated 5 of 6 wrestlers, all but Simić (who thereby won the gold medal). The tie for 4th place was not broken; both men shared that result. The tie for the silver and bronze medals, however, needed to be broken by a head-to-head match in the final round.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Branislav Simić | Tie | Valentin Olenik | ||
Lothar Metz | Decision | Krali Bimbalov | ||
Jiří Kormaník | Tie | Géza Hollósi |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Total |
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Branislav Simić | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
2 | Jiří Kormaník | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
2 | Lothar Metz | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
4 | Géza Hollósi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
4 | Valentin Olenik | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
6 | Krali Bimbalov | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Final round
In a tie-breaker bout to determine the silver and bronze medals, Kormaník defeated Metz by decision.
- Bouts
Winner | Nation | Victory Type | Loser | Nation |
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Jiří Kormaník | Decision | Lothar Metz |
- Points
Rank | Wrestler | Nation | Points |
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Jiří Kormaník | 1 | ||
Lothar Metz | 3 |
References
- "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- Official Report, p. 500.